Zone Conference

Guess what we are doing. It's not playing catch - no it's not head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Have you guessed yet? No we are not jumping up for joy.
The last Zone conference for a couple of our missionaries. They will be going home before long. So I don't forget, I decided to write everyones names down. Left to right: Doug, Elder Wager, Ferrol, Gale, Jones,Rivers, Eyer, Leatham, Rivers, next row: Sister Pena, Chivarria, Elder Stoddard, Nearence, Peterson,Blanchard, Grahl, Bateman and of course Sister and Pres. Searle.
So can you guess the difference in these two pictures? Has Pres. Searle regressed in age? Elder Blanchard is a good substitute.

The focus of todays Zone Conference is: 1. the importance of full disclosure at the first discussion. Lay everything out on the table. Let the investigator know just exactly why you are there to teach them. To bring souls unto Christ thru baptism. The first ordinance of the gospel, then ask the question - Will you be baptized when you receive an answer to your prayers that what we are teaching is true? 2. To learn how to help the members be better missionaries. In Elder Bednar's conference address he said that the missionaries are the "Full-time Teachers" and the members are to be the "Full-time Finders." How are you stacking up with this responsibility? Are you finding so the missionaries can teach?

Our mission is such a melting pot of cultures. There was a statement made today that really made our responsibility to share the gospel come to life. Many of the people we will teach and share the gospel with will go home to their country and take with them the gospel. They will in turn share it with others there and the gospel will be taken to other parts of the world because we were bold and opened our mouth and shared our testimony. What an awesome thing.